Jesper Daland
Personal information
Full name Jesper Norman Daland[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Cercle Brugge
Number 4
Youth career
2013–2016 Vigør
2016–2018 Stabæk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Vigør 7 (0)
2019–2021 Start 30 (1)
2021– Cercle Brugge 78 (3)
International career‡
2015 Norway U15 3 (0)
2016 Norway U16 17 (2)
2017 Norway U17 7 (0)
2018 Norway U18 13 (1)
2019 Norway U19 1 (0)
2020–2023 Norway U21 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Jesper Norman Daland (born 6 January 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge.

Club career

Start

Daland signed with Start before the 2019 season. A knee injury ruined his entire first season at the club, which meant that he only made his league debut for the club on 17 June 2020 in a 2–2 draw against Strømsgodset.[2] Four days later, he scored his first league goal in a 2–2 draw against Sandefjord.[3] His strong performances during the 2020 season meant that he was awarded the IK Start Young Player of the Year award in January 2021.[4]

Cercle Brugge

In May 2021, Daland signed a four-year contract with Belgian Pro League club Cercle Brugge.[5] He made his debut as a starter on 24 July 2021 in a match against Beerschot which was interrupted after 55 minutes due to heavy rainfall.[6] The match was continued on 27 July, and ended in a 1–0 win for Cercle.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 May 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vigør 2015 Norwegian Third Division 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Start 2020 Eliteserien 30 1 0 0 — 30 1
Cercle Brugge 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 32 2 1 0 — 33 2
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 36 1 2 0 — 38 1
Total 68 3 3 0 — 71 3
Career total 105 4 3 0 — 108 4

References

  1. ^ "Jesper Norman Daland – Profil". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Start vs. Strømsgodset - 17 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Sandefjord vs. Start - 21 June 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Årets unge spiller 2020". IK Start (in Norwegian). 7 January 2021.
  5. ^ Verdruye, Koen; Messiaen, Torven (13 May 2021). "Cercle Brugge strikt Noors jeugdinternational Jesper Daland". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
  6. ^ Lambrecht, Yannick (24 July 2021). "Regen is spelbreker in het Kiel, Beerschot en Cercle maken match dinsdag af". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish).
  7. ^ "Beerschot vs. Cercle Brugge - 27 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Jesper Normann Daland". altofotball.no. 21 June 2020.
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